As expected and good quality. There were a few dents on the skin, but in general everything is fine. The color is somewhere between burgundy and brown towards the burgundy side. The color in the picture is pretty accurate. As for the perm, yes, it is tightly curled. I just loosely rolled it the other way and it's almost straight so that's not a problem. If you've seen Stacey Adams straps before, then this one is as expected.